I'd be down. How does it work? Everybody plays a round of singles and the best total team score wins?

I've thought about running a match play tournament, but thought it would be too much of an undertaking for my first crack at running some action. From what I hear, the match play action up at Earlewood is awesome.

Sorry, didn't mean to get off topic.

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richardhead wrote:I'd be down. How does it work? Everybody plays a round of singles and the best total team score wins?

I've thought about running a match play tournament, but thought it would be too much of an undertaking for my first crack at running some action. From what I hear, the match play action up at Earlewood is awesome.

Sorry, didn't mean to get off topic.

So far, out of running the few match plays I have done, the hardest part is keeping up with the players as they all get done at different times and you don't want to send folks out for another round while the previous round is still going. It can get a little hectic but if you know how many players are going to be there you can set your brackets, which by the way is whole frustrating issue of it's own. You can get software that does it but it cost money.

I talked with the Sauls boys about there action up at Earlewood. They gave me a detailed break down of how they do things. There will be difficulties, but it can be done. The key is to pick a course that is on the shorter side and flows well on the front and back. Alexander, Redan, and ERP are the one's that came to mind.

I like this idea...Finally a tournament where a player like me (874 rating) can actually score some cash in a tournamnet and feel like I'm contribiting (unlike when I play in a bring your own doubles partner). I voluenteer to be a teams anchor (D-Train!!).

Redan would be a good site for this, however it costs $200 to rent for the day...but if you don't mind barnies on the course at the same time...and if we all showed up spontaneously...and someone (like me) for some reason put a sign up saying the course was closed for private tournament...b/c technically it is a private tournament...and...and...

It should be done in a format in which each set team must come up with a catchy name and extreme persona like in the movie Dodgeballs. Costumes... i mean tournament attire.... must be in theme with the team persona. I call Jamaican Team !!!

Hey Kevin ? Not sure if I missed it above, How will you Rate players that have no pdga players rating? or is this a pdga members only action?Reason I ask, What if Myself and my teammates wanted to play, 3 of us have no pdga players ratings and 1 does have a pdga rating.

It says "If a player does not have a rating the would have a default rating of 925"

If you shoot on average above a 925, you could be very valuable to a team.If you normally shoot below a 925 ranked round and do not have a PDGA player rating to reflect that, you are an anchor sinking the ship.

Looks like a date has been set, but further details are not yet posted.I'm sure Kevin is pretty busy with golf and at-home life. We should probably just decide on teams and be ready for the updated info.

I'm rated at 957 right now and I'm looking for other team members..... (sounds like a dating venture for some reason) Maybe we should start a separate thread for teams and people looking for teammates??

Looks like a date has been set, but further details are not yet posted.I'm sure Kevin is pretty busy with golf and at-home life. We should probably just decide on teams and be ready for the updated info.

Busy with Golf ---NO--- still in hibernation! Haven't touched a disc since 1 day in Dec. and before that was Oct. I don't do winter golf anymore!Busy with at-home-life ---YES---I have taken over full time at the Coffee Shop as Courtney was supposed to have the baby last saturday, still waiting. I'm sure it will come during the Super Bowl.

But that is no excuse, I will try to lock down a location soon for the event.

As for the question of non rated players being a default of 925. Sure that is a little high but here is where it really doesn't matter. The payout! Here is how the payout will work. There will be a flighted payout. There will be an A & B Flight depending on total score. So even if your team can't hang with the top teams you can still win the B Flight. So basically if there are 20teams It's good to finish 1st overall and 11th (1st in B Flight) Plus each team will have an A, B, C, & D golfer and the top players in each class will get bonus cash.

Its going to be $200 per team $50/per player, but that has Ace Pot and Ca$h CTP's figured into them. Payouts are entirely cash, no merch payouts!